#14 – Breaking Down Silos

#14 – Breaking Down Silos

In 1992, John Gray wrote one of the most significant relationship books ever written.  It was wildly popular and sold over 50 million copies in over fifty different languages around the world.  The book was entitled “Men are From Mars, Women are From...
It’s Just Construction

It’s Just Construction

In my book Construction Management Jumpstart, I dedicated a whole section to making the case for the contribution that construction makes to all of society.  The section is entitled “It’s Just Construction.”  In the section, I talk about how nothing exists...
It’s Broken, and It’s Time to Fix It

It’s Broken, and It’s Time to Fix It

Construction professionals are superb at managing risks and delivering projects safely, on time, within budget, and to high quality standards.  This is what they do, and they do it very well.  Unfortunately, being excellent at managing construction...
Culture Is King

Culture Is King

Most of us in the design and construction business are aware that our industry is going through some growing pains.  We have been in the middle of a significant transformation for some time.  It started with a shift in delivery approach from...